Sweat could power battery-free health trackers of tomorrow

Many of us now keep tabs on how we're doing by wearing health and fitness trackers, which run on batteries. Researchers from Caltech have developed an electronic skin that can be packed with sensors, and that's powered by the sweat of its wearer.

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Texas high-rise to boast North America’s tallest living wall

A significant amount of greenery is headed to inner-city Dallas, Texas, in the form of a new high-rise that will boast North America's tallest living wall. The building will rise to a height of 320 ft (97.5 m) and feature 40,000 plants.

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What the Dancing Pallbearers’ Meme is probably saying to millennials

It appears there's nothing quite like the Dancing Pallbearers’ Meme on the Internet at the moment. Although it seems like a comical gift wrapped in an uncommon case, there is probably a subtle message in it

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UPDATE: Nigerian startups raised $55.37m in Q1 2020, with over 99% from foreign sources

Nigerian tech startups raised a total of $55.37 million in Q1 2020, with Nigerian fund providers accounting for less than 1% of it. Find out about this and many more in the Q1 2020 report.

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UPS delivery truck wirelessly charged over 11-inch gap

Back in 2016, ORNL developed a 20-kW wireless charger for electric vehicles with a reported 90 percent efficiency. That was for passenger vehicles, and now a system for a medium duty, plug-in hybrid delivery truck has been successfully tested.

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Simple and Reliable Solutions for Membrane Distillation with elobau Float Switches

Aquastill was founded in 2008 and designs and builds water purification plants that are used worldwide, such as in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the United States, Brazil, Australia, Africa, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and the Czech Republic.

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Simplifying Industrial Process Automation with IO-Link

Industry 4.0 continues to gather pace as more manufacturers are looking to benefit from the ever-expanding array of automation tools and products available.

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